Lean Manager

Laconia, New Hampshire Permanent USD80,000 - USD100,000 per year View Job Description
The Value Stream Manager is responsible for the overall performance of an assigned manufacturing value stream, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people objectives are achieved. This individual will lead production operations, develop frontline leadership, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and deliver operational results.
  • Lead an entire manufacturing value stream with direct business impact
  • Clear path to senior operations and plant leadership roles

About Our Client

Our client is a growing manufacturing organization known for operational excellence, continuous improvement, and investing in its people. They offer leaders the opportunity to make a measurable impact while building teams, improving performance, and driving long-term business success.

Job Description

  • Lead all activities within an assigned value stream to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets
  • Manage staffing, resource allocation, production priorities, and capacity planning to meet customer demand
  • Develop, coach, and mentor supervisors while building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
  • Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives and operational excellence programs throughout the value stream
  • Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to improve operational performance
  • Maintain accountability for key business metrics including safety, quality, productivity, inventory, delivery, cost, and employee engagement

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Lean Manager should have:

  • 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience within a production environment
  • Experience leading supervisors and frontline manufacturing teams
  • Proven success driving continuous improvement and operational performance initiatives
  • Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field preferred
  • Experience in aerospace or other regulated manufacturing environments is highly preferred

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from $80,000 to $110,000 annually.
  • Opportunity to own and lead an entire manufacturing value stream
  • Highly visible leadership role with direct influence on operational results
  • Strong career progression path toward Senior Value Stream Manager and Plant Manager positions
  • Ability to drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives across the operation



Interested? Apply today.

Contact
Cian Troy
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7095523

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Six Sigma, Lean, Process improvement
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
Laconia
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Cian Troy
Job Reference
JN-092026-7095523
 

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